tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82497902011-10-31T04:18:01.510-04:00Mike Beversluis<p>It's eponymous.</p>Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.comBlogger22581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-89814791609669475472010-11-04T11:35:00.002-04:002010-11-04T11:35:59.343-04:00Major Tom to Ground Control
via APoDMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-85471969910746708752010-10-05T20:08:00.000-04:002010-10-05T20:08:59.637-04:00scoring at home
According to this 1940's TIME magazine cartoon, I am 36% high-brow, 46% upper middle-brow, and 9% eacg lower middle-brow and low-brow. The percentages shift a little if I'm allowed to pick more than one drink... pretty ecumenical when it comes to that, actually.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-15795208918254471222010-09-16T11:58:00.000-04:002010-09-16T11:58:24.031-04:00Get the 60% dark chocolate bar three-pack for $2Fortune/CNN: Inside the Secret World of Trader Joe's, by Beth Kowitt
I like Trader Joe's - not for everything - but they are good for chocolate, wine, frozen pizza, mochi, cereal and naan bread. Their store-branded items are often very good values, and I've been happy that there's been a store within a short walk of my last two apartments.
The tension ("secret world") is that, like other Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75623161366411782902010-09-15T22:26:00.000-04:002010-09-15T22:26:18.841-04:00ha ha
The NegotiatorMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73684739344115715452010-09-07T17:54:00.000-04:002010-09-07T17:54:04.035-04:00Can't get that damn spot out???Cleaning tips from an expert.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75734710202833289692010-09-07T06:45:00.000-04:002010-09-07T06:45:31.592-04:00ha haMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-29999885350746701922010-08-26T08:10:00.000-04:002010-08-26T08:10:10.608-04:00Phew
Facial hair trustworthiness scale - third from the left, so not too bad, or perhaps appearances are deceiving?
Via the four winds and the intarnet...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-1652905495978678132010-08-03T12:26:00.000-04:002010-08-03T12:26:16.964-04:00Fun with wide-angle lenses
Please bear in mind that we're sitting on a rock that's hurtling through space.
[image credit and copywrite Alex Cherney (Terrastro) via APOD]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-35990410779486543062010-07-30T13:56:00.000-04:002010-07-30T13:56:01.652-04:00true'datxkcd nails it.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-2082836433992830992010-07-27T22:08:00.000-04:002010-07-27T22:08:49.612-04:00Neat-oPardon the dearth of posting, as (happily) events have taken over. In any case, here are some nice color photos from the early 1900's.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-53207099161595115752010-07-05T18:32:00.000-04:002010-07-05T18:32:17.954-04:00Happy News
She said yes!Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-92017272307290873862010-06-24T17:34:00.002-04:002010-06-24T17:34:33.719-04:00This one goes out to that special someone...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-21020244673317133262010-06-24T15:40:00.003-04:002010-06-24T15:40:53.376-04:00I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to do it for a living...but I would like to know how to do it: How to be a Butcher.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-55460569671723872032010-06-23T19:38:00.000-04:002010-06-23T19:38:36.842-04:00Getting thereThe USA isn't that old, as Eddy Izzard et al have pointed out, but occasionally you run across a bit of history that hasn't been completely shoved aside in the last 30 years. Here's an old cemetary which is now located in a Home Depot parking lot.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-67170499746358920802010-06-20T10:45:00.000-04:002010-06-20T10:45:42.743-04:00Happy Father's Day
My Dad - cool as always - digging up the yard. Love ya'.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-21604520172932416422010-06-12T11:14:00.002-04:002010-06-12T11:14:42.568-04:00lolMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73453385797846421612010-06-10T07:59:00.000-04:002010-06-10T07:59:51.194-04:00That'll buff outThe USS Saratoga sinks due to damage from the 21 kiloton nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll
See, my Dad has this really great set of tools...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-82628017397827431882010-06-10T07:49:00.003-04:002010-06-10T08:00:05.007-04:00tell me about itMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-90441778507305656652010-06-07T17:42:00.000-04:002010-06-07T17:42:27.448-04:00HopefullyA cure for ebola (and perhaps an advance in combating viruses?)Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-7854359388881245242010-06-03T20:40:00.000-04:002010-06-03T20:40:16.501-04:00timely as always
Wondermark #626Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-32093840004519032382010-06-02T19:26:00.000-04:002010-06-02T19:26:10.338-04:00yee-haw, indeedMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-9292370840007690142010-05-31T17:25:00.002-04:002010-05-31T17:36:51.124-04:00Succinctly putWhy old cars suck
To put it in bullet format:
Terrible ignition systems
Maddeningly temperamental fuel-delivery systems
Early emission control systems
Four-wheel drum breaks
Short-lived suspension components
Ineffective climate-control systems
Safety
Corrosion
Word.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73670359036210096582010-05-28T12:50:00.000-04:002010-05-28T12:50:23.185-04:00blue ovalCheck out Ford Barn for all of your early Ford photo / forum needs, e.g., photos of early Seattle Fair attendees, balancing their cars to a 'T'...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-79030042640900650802010-05-26T11:29:00.002-04:002010-05-26T11:29:58.297-04:00True thatMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-38863627356809378892010-05-20T11:58:00.000-04:002010-05-20T11:58:27.799-04:00Mojave 2010
I was out in the Mojave last week, and it was spectacular. I'm not sure how long the green lasts, but if it's anything like Eastern Washington's desert, not too long. The temperature was in the 80's and I drove around with the windows down, completely alone on the roads.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-28986198052119489912010-05-14T09:31:00.000-04:002010-05-14T09:31:09.674-04:00don't take it too literarlly
What's the origin of the word "cocktail"?Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-38994159482631015862010-05-12T18:19:00.000-04:002010-05-12T18:19:56.261-04:00looking for its niche in the field
The Life and Death of The Six-Wheeled Race CarMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-11346885457725054292010-05-10T10:13:00.000-04:002010-05-10T10:13:50.762-04:00Coolography something or otherMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75859268226606040142010-05-05T08:01:00.000-04:002010-05-05T08:01:46.137-04:00w12
What the W-12 engine looks like on the inside. Definitely cool.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-54867223012829655992010-05-04T18:30:00.000-04:002010-05-04T18:30:46.123-04:00Actually, that's kinda coolFrom the ironic "There I fixed it" comes this intriguing combination. But it's more a goof than a kludge.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-87401691935867806382010-05-02T08:19:00.000-04:002010-05-02T08:19:07.564-04:00Foodie vs, foodFried chicken cookoff: The Pioneer Woman Cookbook vs. Thomas Keller
Before you take the trouble of preparing a fried-chicken dinner, there's a decision to make: Just how much trouble? There are populist cookbooks that promise basic recipes for basic people. These take shortcuts and try to speed the process. Meanwhile, lots of fancy, big-name chefs write folksy cookbooks for the little guy, Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-51947282630253948552010-04-27T09:08:00.001-04:002010-04-27T09:08:16.660-04:00Merle TravisMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-17598587999140823192010-04-27T09:06:00.000-04:002010-04-27T09:06:48.010-04:00Quick hitsSteal this napkin. Feel no Guilt. Come again.
Suess Army Knife
The Mind as a River
The Twinge
bahn mi in DCMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-88882502174877683162010-04-23T08:03:00.000-04:002010-04-23T08:03:30.031-04:00A voice crying out in the wildernessAlongside the footsteps of Bobos in Paradise and Stuff White People Like, here is Charlotte Allen's Not Really Simple:
The problem with the simplicity movement is that its proponents mistake simplicity, which is an aesthetic lifestyle choice, for humility, which is a genuine virtue. Humility is an honest acknowledgment of one's limitations and lowliness in the great scheme of things and a Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-59283190607479853012010-04-21T19:00:00.001-04:002010-04-21T19:01:30.293-04:00it's a poor craftsman who blames his tools
[via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-19391527490477178132010-04-19T21:48:00.000-04:002010-04-19T21:48:30.055-04:00bright lights
Pardon the lack of references; Via the four winds and the intarnets.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-88073492735897864822010-04-14T08:27:00.000-04:002010-04-14T08:27:35.615-04:00I dislike a lot about higher educationDan Hoover channels Ambrose Bierce and breaks the yearly admissions news release down... [via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-18141873012715445682010-04-14T05:14:00.000-04:002010-04-14T05:14:11.518-04:00garden and homeMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-3813907632121337672010-04-08T11:52:00.000-04:002010-04-08T11:52:22.145-04:00Coolography 35 - Pure and Unadulterated Awesome
The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 BlackbirdMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-58193051952593697102010-04-08T08:59:00.000-04:002010-04-08T08:59:18.184-04:00The life and times of Benjamin FranklinGiven Franklin's somewhat bohemian life, I'm not sure how an outsider would have graded him out on chastity, but his virtues aimed fairly high. [via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-88141141692582850442010-04-07T10:52:00.000-04:002010-04-07T10:52:09.732-04:00Coolography 34Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-35715790545341902612010-04-06T20:15:00.000-04:002010-04-06T20:15:36.549-04:00So we beat on, boats against the current borne back ceaselessly into the pastAuren Hoffman on how to run effective meetings.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-13264251689259444202010-04-06T10:00:00.000-04:002010-04-06T10:00:34.396-04:00woot
Good job, doods. It may be a little bumpy (Get better Cliff!) but I think it's going to be a pretty fun ride this year for the Seattle Mariners. I'd be happy with a well-contended 2nd place, and I think they have a legitimate shot at 1st and an appearance in October. Fingers crossed!Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-8143563043990597992010-04-05T08:30:00.002-04:002010-04-05T08:30:43.127-04:00get your strut onI love Dan Edmunds's nerdy suspension discourses. Here's one on Buick's new setup.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-80272034871588784002010-04-01T08:13:00.000-04:002010-04-01T08:13:22.461-04:00Who was that chef on Northern Exposure
He doesn't post very often, but the results are pretty spectacular.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-83927061222672898572010-03-30T14:20:00.000-04:002010-03-30T14:20:59.013-04:00upstairs downstairsCheck out the stair-climbers at my gym...Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-25476412771427942352010-03-23T21:42:00.000-04:002010-03-23T21:42:24.296-04:00this is why I always check the _____ instead“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.”
Stephen KingMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-77441402091568123132010-03-22T07:24:00.000-04:002010-03-22T07:24:50.165-04:00In which I keep privation away from the b-in-law's door for another day
I picked up a pair of these Cole Haans the other day, and their Nike-inspired air soles are actually very, very comfortable. Good job E et al!Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-25145105794243892982010-03-17T19:16:00.001-04:002010-03-17T19:16:54.009-04:00Unhappy Hipster is the new Stuff White People LikeThey are absolutely killing:
No time to marvel at his sheer luck; Larry just ran.
Their relationship was based on preparing absurdly complicated recipes using overpriced ingredients.
The emotional distance was immeasurable.
Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75428233318366034062010-03-16T06:29:00.000-04:002010-03-16T06:29:46.600-04:00Last of a breed?Cool narrated air-show video of a F-22 doing its thing. [via] Given the rising costs of these development programs and the explosion of UAV's, I wonder how many more manned fighter jets there will be?Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-25488839556198984542010-03-16T06:12:00.000-04:002010-03-16T06:12:21.273-04:00Ted Frank on ToyotasDon't believe the hype: Theodore H. Frank: I am not afraid of my Toyota Prius. Pardon me if this is trite, but is anyone surprised that Toyota's getting whacked around after GM was nationalized?Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-86540131266617315202010-03-16T06:00:00.001-04:002010-03-16T06:00:45.845-04:00Here comes the sunMarch has played out with its usual drizzly self, and this would make a lovely umbrella for the girl about town. $225 is too spendy, but I appreciate the sentiment. (and, as I may have implied, a sunflower would work pretty well too, no?)Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-29439500977425947182010-03-12T10:20:00.002-05:002010-03-12T10:20:41.069-05:00NiceMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-19196044855909723342010-03-12T07:59:00.001-05:002010-03-12T10:20:16.363-05:00Being a manScott Adams keeps a tally of his Man Points through a day. Apparently it's a lot more complicated than I thought.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-49251457848472018982010-03-11T07:30:00.000-05:002010-03-11T07:30:40.279-05:00Round and roundVery cool - flickr's season wheel.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-70126271946711490752010-03-11T07:05:00.001-05:002010-03-11T07:14:32.713-05:00All I want for Christmas
Even with the puke-green color, or perhaps because of it, and definitely because it's not the usual FJ or Scout, this Nissan Patrol 4x4 is very, very tempting. Hope you find a good home, little buddy.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-44027837372657740812010-03-09T08:35:00.000-05:002010-03-09T08:35:41.290-05:00How to iron a shirtMetacool really nails the commentary, but here's a rather nifty video:
("Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige's wall, there was this one: 'Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.' Master Ittei commented, 'Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.' " - Ghost Dog)Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-86892240873923338282010-03-09T08:12:00.000-05:002010-03-09T08:12:30.702-05:00Coolography 33
Oscars edition.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-46495414369024950272010-03-07T20:03:00.000-05:002010-03-07T20:03:58.444-05:00coolography 32
What else for #32 than a set of '32 (okay, and one '29) highboys?Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-36683121265500753072010-03-05T18:32:00.000-05:002010-03-05T18:32:45.773-05:00slightly trippyUltra-3D illusory painting (I guess that's what you could call it)Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-84911757524730702372010-03-02T21:14:00.000-05:002010-03-02T21:14:39.141-05:00Signs and messagesMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-46686901967416608662010-02-27T11:47:00.000-05:002010-02-27T11:47:06.837-05:0085 years and counting (and tweeting?)World's longest married couple answers questions on twitter. [via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-68402608709899274732010-02-25T06:55:00.000-05:002010-02-25T06:55:44.043-05:00Ah, how do you say, "Pobre senorita, no esta es agredable... heh heh" ???
"Bueno, que tal?" indeed.
[via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-76387130038549119852010-02-24T21:27:00.001-05:002010-02-24T21:32:22.671-05:00Temple Grandin's interesting TED talk
h/t to my sisMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-64286865601834534872010-02-23T08:04:00.001-05:002010-02-23T08:04:48.090-05:00Personally, I'm still waiting for full-contact curlingMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-30480553169763264442010-02-20T11:19:00.000-05:002010-02-20T11:19:02.732-05:00not so cool
Srsly? [via teh intarnets...]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-62958043200807204382010-02-16T17:12:00.000-05:002010-02-16T17:12:54.602-05:00Coolography 31Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-73661766868296056512010-02-15T09:04:00.000-05:002010-02-15T09:04:24.108-05:00I'm okay; You're okay; We're all okay!The Straight Dope on Myers-Briggs (result, it's kinda junky science that makes people feel good about themselves)(I'm an INTJ - a scientist! I knew it!)Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-8559011511194807832010-02-15T07:50:00.000-05:002010-02-15T07:50:21.308-05:00perspective
DC is not Siberia. (Which will be very apparent come August). [via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-34077246708685108982010-02-15T07:21:00.000-05:002010-02-15T07:21:47.414-05:00the cos talks about his, very brief, ownership of a cobraOriginal Video - More videos at TinyPic
[via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-20822449507297031502010-02-14T17:36:00.023-05:002010-02-15T17:01:27.284-05:00The strange case of the turquoise socksThis column by Umberto Eco in the Italian "L'espresso" magazine is about some quite petty local events in Italy - a judge (a certain judge Mesiano) ruled against Berlusconi in a civil suit, and next one of Berlusconi's televisions showed a clip of him going to have his hair cut while wearing turquoise socks. The content is therefore not of interest for an international audience, but Eco takes John Travolta Sardushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381322139959132720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-15182958710041002512010-02-14T09:19:00.001-05:002010-02-14T09:19:43.832-05:00CGI before the "C"
Very cool documentary about the making of HBO's logo back in the 1980's. [via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-22500000487842669392010-02-13T09:52:00.001-05:002010-02-13T21:09:23.049-05:00"cool" thermometer
Rather nifty bit of modern design. Bravo! Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-44443167152117181462010-02-12T10:44:00.000-05:002010-02-12T10:44:04.600-05:00I love APOD
Teide Sky Trails
Credit & Copyright: Daniel LópezVia Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-46490320456066902092010-02-11T12:47:00.002-05:002010-02-11T12:49:26.517-05:00They don't mention if he bought one afterwordsAlso via my sister, Vice sends one of their hipsters to go try out some Colombian bullet proof clothing. Which makes sense, because Brooklyn has a few to spare.
Bogota's bulletproof tailor
Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- Colombian tailor Miguel Caballero specializes in making garments that enable the wearer to get shot at point-blank range with nary an injury besides, maybe, a bruised ego. Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-3079444910453466852010-02-10T13:59:00.001-05:002010-02-11T14:58:46.526-05:00It's only February but...the 2010 Award for rambling yet oddly-captivating article about elevators is pretty much a lock: Up and Then Down. Congratulations to our winner, Nick Paumgarten - your check is in the mail.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-9411873800141996892010-02-10T11:13:00.003-05:002010-02-11T12:40:41.969-05:00Via my sisterMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-85780969449199271342010-02-09T21:32:00.002-05:002010-02-09T21:33:03.255-05:00Relativity
Pardon the bleeting, but we have been hammered this year. In upstate NY you sorta expect five feet of snow once in awhile. Not so much South of the Mason-Dixie line.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-50061688303646761932010-02-09T12:34:00.000-05:002010-02-09T12:34:32.361-05:00Into the great wide open
A night launch of the space shuttle.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-34660400997519357212010-02-09T00:18:00.001-05:002010-02-09T00:22:57.970-05:00Penthouse letters got nothing on thisFrom Ripley's Believe It or Not:
On a related note, the new Turbo S is out, in case your better half was filled with ennui at the thought of a mere 500HP from the plane-jane turbo variant.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-67523254887299727272010-02-08T22:11:00.000-05:002010-02-08T22:11:23.378-05:00Coolography 30
Rock'n'roll ain't noise pollution. Well, okay, some of it is. These posters can be found he'ah.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-86829965432890771932010-02-06T13:08:00.003-05:002010-02-06T13:13:57.721-05:00Well that explains a lotMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-34735681174427931922010-02-05T09:09:00.002-05:002010-02-05T12:10:18.313-05:00New Windows Vista 3.1 upgrade packageExperience Windows 3.1, now in tasty web 2.0 form. (FWIW, growing up in a teacher's house with Apple II's and Macs, so no MS-DOS/Windows 3's for me. So yeah, I get to behold its glory for the first time. The first cut's the deepest, bud.) [via]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-77893736713009763312010-02-04T22:39:00.000-05:002010-02-04T22:39:50.000-05:00Coolography 29
From the excellent Cycle Chic from CopenhagenMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-75986744361468413932010-02-04T22:19:00.001-05:002010-02-04T22:28:13.151-05:00ridiculousThere is 24" of snow forecast tomorrow here in the DC area. People were lined out the doors at grocery stores picking up their emergency potpourri rations (or so I heard - I did my shopping, in a very pedestrian way, yesterday. Better to be lucky than good, son). Anyway, someone needs to sacrifice a hecatomb on the stairs of the Jefferson Memorial or whatever it takes, because this weather is Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-69011643512207148162010-02-03T17:32:00.000-05:002010-02-03T17:32:58.835-05:00Uff-da
The pipe make this a perfect 10 [via I don't remember where, sorry!]Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-2396183341233550312010-02-01T16:42:00.001-05:002010-02-01T16:43:27.431-05:00How rich industrialists squander their money1) Betting2) Mistresses3) Engineers.And the third is the most assured way.John Travolta Sardushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381322139959132720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-54626665829480205102010-02-01T16:23:00.002-05:002010-02-01T16:31:48.025-05:00New toy
A Browning Buck Mark 22LR target pistol. The full-rail version is notably heftier than the basic version. The semi-soft (Semi-hard? Extra-medium?) rubber grips aren't as pretty as some of the rosewood grips, but they are more comfortable and ergonomic. The trigger is smooth and crisp. As the saying goes, it's way more accurate than I am. Routine cleaning is straight-forward, but taking itMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-64163410096567136682010-02-01T15:23:00.000-05:002010-02-01T15:23:50.842-05:00Words to live byMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-52855252657394089072010-01-30T23:06:00.001-05:002010-01-31T17:28:16.865-05:00hehUnhappy hipsters:
"You can come out when you can properly explain the differences between Modernist architecture and postmodern ornamentation."Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-47042574766452724752010-01-29T20:08:00.002-05:002010-01-29T20:11:11.591-05:00a bit of mavenryThe Chaos Poem
Dearest creature in creation
Studying English pronunciation,
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse.
I will keep you, Susy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy;
Tear in eye, your dress you'll tear;
Queer, fair seer, hear my prayer.
[...]
It goes on like that, near as I can tell, forever... Hey, it would be a good way to practice for a Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-66015388254583284212010-01-29T10:52:00.000-05:002010-01-29T10:52:43.405-05:00Meet the new bossPardon the gen-x post-millennial tension, but if Stuff White People Like is the 95 Theses, then here's the Confession of Sins:
Church?
I read blogs to align my tastes and opinions with the creative eliteI frown upon anything my newly blog-aligned perspective (bap) deems typicalI publicly acknowledge my superficiality, believing (via bap) that this equals self-awarenessI try to fit in by forgingMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-78045034239263610652010-01-27T06:31:00.004-05:002010-01-27T07:29:50.716-05:00Halved bankersBanchieri dimezzati by Francesco Giavazzi; Jan 23rd.The problem of how to regulate banks is perhaps the most difficult market economy has ever had to dealt with. As all of complex problems, this admits too some solutions that are apparently simple, but most often wrong or ineffective. Minister Tremonti* wasted the occasion of the G7 presidency deluding himself (with the proposal of the "legal John Travolta Sardushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381322139959132720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-81482277533968782072010-01-25T19:59:00.002-05:002010-01-25T19:59:51.524-05:00A bit of youtube-ry
Some nice CGI of a shuttle that done got blowed up real good.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-6328981785501146902010-01-25T12:09:00.000-05:002010-01-25T12:09:39.777-05:00doh
Via the intarnet and the four winds
Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-17183681667497578102010-01-22T18:36:00.000-05:002010-01-22T18:36:48.767-05:00Gary Kasparov on AI and ChessHere is a nice article here on chess and computers.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-11842975937211175342010-01-21T15:54:00.001-05:002010-01-21T15:55:06.978-05:00Another good ideaFrom Ironic Sans
2) A map of Earth inverted.
What would Earth look like if it were inverted? The lowest valleys become the highest peaks and vice versa. Where would the lakes and oceans be? How high would the highest mountain be? And what would the new land masses, trade routes, and waterways suggest for an alternate history on this inverted Earth?
You know, I think I can do this... more laterMike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-32684101458612187302010-01-21T14:31:00.000-05:002010-01-21T14:31:06.176-05:00Ringworld
A horizonless-map of Manhattan. What a good idea!
Gives a whole another meaning to "up-town girl," no?Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-63422585918683934052010-01-20T17:42:00.001-05:002010-01-20T17:43:05.354-05:00.ʎɐpoʇ 46 sı ɥɔuʎ1 pıʌɐp
1) The Straight Story, 2) the 1st season of Twin Peaks, 3) Mulholland Drive 4) Wild at Heart 5) Dune, etc.Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249790.post-19444307205635511312010-01-19T15:37:00.002-05:002010-01-19T15:46:17.636-05:00Coolography 30Mike Beversluishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com0